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. W. I. OHM ER. CABINET. N0. 423,625. Patented Mar. 18, 1890.

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UNITED STATES" PATENT. OFFICE.

WVILFRED I. OHMER, OF DAYTON, OHIO.

CABINET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 423,625, dated March 18, 1890. Application filed June 4, 1889. Serial No. 313,100. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern: I

Be it known that I, WILFRED I. OHMER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Dayton,-in the county of Montgomery and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cabinets, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in cabinets, and more particularly to those having pigeon-hole compartments, the particular portion to which this invention relates being to the novel manner of securing the sliding doors or covers for covering the pigeon-holes in place.

The object is to produce a cabinet or pigeonhole compartment having vertically-sliding doors which may be locked at any desired point with facility and ease, and which shall possess advantages in point of simplicity, durability, and oheapness of construction.

With these objects in view the invention consists, broadly, of a cabinet having aseries of vertically-sliding doors or covers and rest-s or supports in the cabinet for engaging the said doors, whereby they may be raised to any desired point and, by being brought into contact with the said rests or supports, held securely in place.

The invention further consists in the improved construction and novel combination of parts of a cabinet, as will be hereinafter fully described in the specification, illustrated in the drawings, and more particularly pointed out in the claims.

- In the accompanying drawings, forming part of the specification, and in which like letters of reference indicate corresponding parts, I have illustrated one form of cabinet, with modifications embodying the essential features of my invention, although the same may be carried into efiect in other Ways without in the least departing from the spirit thereof. 3

I In the drawings, Figure l is a vertical sectional view of a cabinet, showing the relative position of the stops, rests, and shelves. Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing the interior arrangement of the stops or rests for holding .the doors or covers in a raised position. Fig. 1 3 is a vertical sectional view showing another way of securing the doors in a raisedposition. Fig. i is a perspective View of the same, showing the position of the doors When locked in place. Fig. 5 is a longitudinal sectional View taken on the line a: x of Fig. 3, showing the peculiar construction of the upright portions of the cabinet and of the door. Fig. 6 is a perspective view of another form of cabinet, showing the upright portions provided with a series of recesses and the doors with projections or dowels forengaging the said recesses. Fig. 7 is an enlarged detail view of a portion of Fig. 6, showing the peculiar configuration of the recesses and one of the dowel-pins for engaging the same. Fig.

8 is a detail view, in vertical section, of a portion of the cabinet, showing the shelves ar ranged to catch andretain the door in araised position. Fig. 9 is a similar view showing the doors beveled on their lower edges to prevent their dropping back when closed, so that an outer smooth surface will be presented to the eye. Fig. 10 is a perspective detail view of the door shown in Fig. 9, showing the beveled lower edge and recesses formed at each end for engaging with the rests or supports in the cabinet. Fig. 11 isa vertical sectional view taken on the line 0 o of Fig. 5, showing more particularly the construction of the door shown in Fig. 3; and Fig. 12 is a detail view of a portion of a cabinet, showing still another way of securing the doors in a raised position.

Referring to the drawings, A designates a cabinet, which may be of any construction and made of any material desired.

B designates the front of the cabinet, and O the back.

The sides D of this cabinet are provided with vertical grooves E, (one only being shown,) and in these grooves move verticallysliding doors F, which may be made of any desired material-as, for instance,wood, glass, metal, papier-mach, rubber, &c. The rear portion G of the groove is'cut away, as shown at H, to form rests or supports I, upon which one of the doors F rests when in a raised position, as is shown at J in Fig. 1. In this instance the doors arelocked in a raised posi- ,tion by simply shoving the lowest one in, allowing its lower end to rest upon the rests 5 or supports, as before described; but, if desired, the front portion of the groove may be formed with recesses, as shown at K in Fig. 3, and in that event the door would have to be pulled outward, so as to bring its lower end in contact with the rest, instead of pushing it in, as shown in Fig. 1. In the latter case the door is rabbeted, as shown at L in Fig. 5, so that when drawn outward it will bear against the bead M of the groove, as clearly shown. This is done to prevent the entrance of dust to the interior of the cabinet, which would inevitably follow should the outer surface of the door be left ungrooved, for it willreadily be seen that the doors would have to be very loosely mounted within the groove E, in order to allow their being pulled forward a sufficient distance to bring their lower ends in contact with the rests. The groove L does not extend the same depth throughout the entire height of the door, but is deeper at the bottom than at the top, as clearly shown in Fig. 11, so that only the bottom can be brought into contact with the rests, while the top portion acts as a guide when the doors are resuming their normal position after having been released. In some instances it may be desirable to extend the shelves 0 flush with the groove, as shown in Fig. 8, thereby giving the door or cover a support across its entire width, instead of only at its corners, as shown in Figs. 1 and 3.

In Fig. 6 I have illustrated another Way by which the doors may be held in their raised position. This consists in providing one or both of the upright portions 0 with a series .of recesses P, which recesses may be of any configuration; but that shown is preferredthat is, having a square base Q and a curved rear wall R. The doors S are provided with proj ectionsor dowels T,having their lower face cut or rounded off, as shown at U, so as to prevent the stoppage of the doors in descending should the end of the said dowel enter the recess. In this instance the door is locked by pushing it laterally, so as to bring the dowel in contact with the recess. The same result may be accomplish ed, however, by cutting the'side wall of the groove, as shown at X in Fig. 12, to form rests or supports Y. The lower end of the door is brought into contact with the said supports by a lateral thrust, as in the form shown in Fig. 6.

Instead of forming the doors square on their lower edges, as shown in all the figures, they may be beveled from their inner sides outward, as shown at V in Fig. 9, with recesses W formed at each end for engaging with the steps or supports I when in a raised position. This latter form of door will be found very the respective desirable from the fact that when closed down 6 5 the outer surface will present an unbroken line, while with the doors shown in the other figures there is a tendency of one door settling behind orin front of the one immediately below it, thus presenting an uneven surface; but, if desired, a beveled shoulder or lugmay be secured to the door and extend above its upper or below its lower edge, and will be found to perform beveled edge before described.

I It willbe readily seen from the foregoing the same function as the description that the peculiar construction inv volved in this invention is in having a rigid stop or support, and a sliding door or doors which are brought into engagement with the stops by pushing in, pulling out, or sliding to one side. I would have it distinctly understood, however, that I do not limit myself to the constructions illustrated here; but may vary widely therefrom in carrying my invention into practice, so long as the broad idea above stated is involved.

If desired, I may provide the doors with springs to throw them into engagement with stops; but this I do not illustrate in this case, as I reserve the right to make this form the subject-matter of another application if I so desire. Moreover, I do not limit this invention to be used on cabinets having pigeon-hole compartments alone, but may apply the same to any article of furniture where its use may be desirable and necessary. The rests or stops referred to in this description may also be formed by securing a strip of corrugated metal or a rack-plate upon the upright portions of the cabinet.

Having thus fully described my invention, whatI claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is-

1. A cabinet having its upright portions provided with a series of supports or rests, and vertically-movable doors or covers mounted between the said portions and adapted to engage the said supports or rests.

2. In a cabinet, the combination, with the upright portions thereof having a series of supports or rests at intervals, of verticallymovabledoors or covers mounted between the said portions and adapted to be moved upright portions thereof, of vertical grooves adapted to prevent one door dropping back 10 or ways having one of their sides out away or in front of those above or below it. to form rests or supports, and vertically-slid- In testimony whereof I affix my signature ing doors moving in the said grooves and in presence of two witnesses.

5 adapted to engage the said rests.

6. In a cabinet, the combination, with the WILFRED OHMER' upright portions, of a series of superinoum- WVitnesses:

bent vertieally-rnovable doors mounted be- E. J. FINKE,

tween the same and having beveled portions R. W. ELLIOTT. 

